" \ ' j .......:,4f-"" ,f "1'{::': ' . """"" " " <, r1 \Iït: ,:', "':'" ... .- ;;:<< . . : , fiit : : j.rt;: A < ! ' "';" '" ,"-- ' ';' t- , 'I! l.à '. ", i:..J " , , : ." :: , ,' ,.',:, ' ' 'æ:: :;' .-t ,Il *' ," .: ". "'..'.-, ' ^..';Ø , :'.' ^"O 1 - ;: . r: iT; : tl:t;,; .. : j itf .ì 't ::.., ,.."':", '''''::'':,,:,,' , "' >, '( :\' i,_,:::::":':::"y., \&'.., ' , . ,.' ,}o".:. V 1r,""' . : * . . ? ' having a ,ride round in person. The idea of riding races burns in him, in spite of his limitations of figure and horsemanship, as was again shown when he bought De Gomme from the Prince of Wales' stables-"to ride in some races myself." De Gomme did win a race last year for the Prince, and thus joined a rather select company. One would have thought he would bring a better price, for sentimental if not actually practical reasons. In fact the very low prices realized at the sale were a distinct surprise. In their de- tertnination to pay only for value re- ceived, and not for glamour and asso- ciations, bidders somewhat undervalued the horses, all phenomenal jumpers. The Prince was not hard to suit in horses; he cared nothing for looks, size, age, manners, or anything else that puts prices up in show-ring-mad .l.L\.merica. One day last year Harry Beeby, who has supplied horses to all the Americans who come to Leicester- shire-and at one time or another to most of the English people there- appeared on a small, ewe-necked, fidgety, generally ill-favored mare. "I shall sell this animal to the Prince today," he remarked calmly. It was a big run; Beeby found a couple of places even more trying than Wales cared for, and the mare soared over all. She was sold on the spot. Later, .this Lady Doone, as she was " 49 AT THE RADNOR HUNT THE ART OF WEARING HATS IS UNDERSTOOD IF YOU ,vere to drive out some fine spring morning among the hills back of Bryn l\lavlr, out to the picturesque old clubhouse of the Radnor Hunt Club, perhaps you \vould see a little group of men ,vi th clear skins and sunburned faces, looking at the hounds. These men ,vould not be notice- able for any eccentricity of dress. It ,vould be impossible to point out a distinguishing characteristic in their appearance. Yet it would be at once obvious that these are persons of unquestionable position. There is sornething quietly authori- tative about them. Their names are kno"Tn to almost everyone. 'VeIl-known men, leaders in finance and society, are the real arbiters of masculine styles in this country. Their taste is respected, their manners copied. Their clothes are the best clothes, their hats the best ha ts. And in an astonishing num- ber of cases those hats are Stetsons. That is ,vhy Stetson is able to forecast with such certainty the trend of fashions that are stil1 to come. Experience has shown that the shapes and colors selected by distinguished patrons ,viII almost inevitably be tomorrow's vogue. As a consequence, Stetson is always first in the field ,vith the most authoritative styles. There is a Stetson style and model for every type, in a ,yide selection of smart colors. All the best stores have them. The prices are from $8.50 to $125. . . . John B. Stetson Company, Philadelphia, U. S. A. STETSON HATS